Charleston in Charleston County, South Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)

City Market

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009

1. City Market Marker

Inscription.

City Market. . Here was erected between 1788 and 1804 a public market on land ceded to City Council by Charles Cotesworth Pinckney Et Al...work of filling in low ground and creek completed in 1807; and six blocks of buildings constucted extending from Meeting Street to the Cooper River: in order, the beef market, three buildings for vegetables, fruit and other provisions, a market for small meats, and the fish market. . . . . . . . . . . . Market Hall erected 1841, now houses the Confererate Museum

Here was erected between
1788 and 1804 a public market on
land ceded to City Council by
Charles Cotesworth Pinckney
Et Al...work of filling in low
ground and creek completed
in 1807; and six blocks of buildings
constucted extending from
Meeting Street to the Cooper
River: in order, the beef market,
three buildings for vegetables,
fruit and other provisions, a
market for small meats, and the
fish market. . . . . . . . . . .
Market Hall erected 1841, now
houses the Confererate Museum

Location. 32° 46.844′ N, 79° 55.887′ W. Marker is in Charleston, South Carolina, in Charleston County. Marker is on Meeting Street near Market Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 188 Meeting Street, Charleston SC 29401, United States of America.

Regarding City Market. This site was designated as a National Historic Landmark:

Statement of Significance (as of designation - November 7, 1973):
Constructed in 1841, this is one of a small number of 19th-century market complexes extant in the United States. An imposing building with Doric columns, front portico, and elaborate ironwork, it resembles a small classical temple.

Also see . . . Market Hall and Sheds. The Market Hall and Sheds, a National Historic Landmark, are the only surviving market buildings in Charleston, and one of a small number of market complexes still extant in the United State. (Submitted on May 23, 2009.)

This is known as the old slave market, however no slaves were ever sold here. The people of Charleston would send slaves to market due to the smell from fish, blood from meat, and the rotten vegetables.

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009

4. Daughters of Confederacy

Now home to the Confederate Museum

By Stanley and Terrie Howard, May 16, 2009

5. Market Hall and Sheads

Has been designated a
NATIONAL HISTORIC LANDMARKThis site possesses national significance
in commemorating the history of the
United States of America

Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. This page originally submitted on May 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. This page has been viewed 1,012 times since then and 31 times this year. Photos:1. submitted on May 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 2. submitted on August 23, 2013, by Bill Coughlin of North Arlington, New Jersey. 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. submitted on May 19, 2009, by Stanley and Terrie Howard of Greer, South Carolina. 9. submitted on January 2, 2012, by Mike Stroud of Bluffton, South Carolina. • Syd Whittle was the editor who published this page.

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